DEFIANCE -- Estelle M. Quinn, 96, Defiance, died November 13 at Elm Crest Assisted Living.    Services will be held Saturday, Nov. 20 at 11 a.m. at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance with burial in the Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery in Defiance.  Visitation will be Saturday from 9-11 a.m.

    NEOLA -- Neil Charles Pauley, 85, Neola, died Friday, Nov. 12 in Council Bluffs.    Services are pending at Cutler-O’Neill-Meyer-Woodring Funeral Home.
 

    HARRIS, MN -- Barbara “Bobbi” Mae (Morris) Schultz, age 77,  Harris, MN, formerly of Persia, died November 10.    She is survived by her husband, Jack, and her siblings Betty Lovette, Roy (Shirley) Morris, Mike (Sherry) Morris, Virgil (Verla) Morris, and Joe (Deb) Morris, her children Randy (Kristi) of Chariton, IA, Rodney (Esther) of Harris, MN, Juanita (Doug) Butler of Monroe, WI, and Jodi Schultz (Ray Keiser) of Crofton NE, and her 17 g

    HARLAN -- Ten Harlan Community Middle School 7th and 8th grade musicians have been selected for the Southwest Iowa Bandmasters Association’s honor bands, through auditions held Saturday, Oct.

    HARLAN -- FarmTable Procurement & Delivery will be relocating to a portion of the Concerned Inc.

   HARLAN – Myrtue Medical Center team members will be required to receive their initial vaccination against COVID-19 by December 5 and second by January 4, 2022 or face potential disciplinary action, unless they request a medical or religious exemption, under a policy approved by the Myrtue Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees last week.    Also included in the policy are Allied Health Professionals, contracted team members, students, credenti

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    HARLAN – Shelby County is considering bonding for monies to fund an E911 radio project that would upgrade the county’s radio system for communications, law enforcement and fire departments.    The Shelby County Board of Supervisors met with Northland Public Finance in mid-October to discuss bonding options should the county proceed with the project, estimated to cost anywhere from $2-$6.3 million, depending on final decisions on what is ne

    HARLAN – The Harlan Community Schools Board of Education will be offering a $15,000 voluntary early retirement incentive for teachers again this year as part of a plan that has been a financial success for both staff and the district during the past decade and before.    Up to five teachers can apply for the incentive if retiring this year, on a first-come, first-served basis, for a total district outlay of $75,000 to be paid out of the ma